Self-assessment is premised on the assumption that employees, more than anyone else,are aware of their weaknesess and performance deficiencies. They're in the best position to identify their own training needs. One drawback of self-assessment is that individuals may not be aware of their weaknesses, especially if the organization does a poor job of providing honest feedback during performance appraisals.Also, employees may be fearful of revealing their weaknesses and so may not accurately report their training needs. In both cases,reliance on self-assessment may.result in individuals not receiving education that's necessary for them to remain current in their fields. On the other hand, employees who are forced to attend programs that they believe they don't need or that don't meet their personal training needs are likely to become dissatisfied with training and to lack the motivation to learn and transfer competencies.